Second Black Box Recovered From Germanwings Flight
The second black box from the doomed Germanwings Airbus A320, has been found and recovered from the crash site in the French Alps, according to www.mirror.co.uk.
The box, which was the second of two on the plane, has been at the center of a hunt by search crews since the first was recovered last week.
In addition, Ralf Herrenbrueck, a spokesman for the prosecution, said in a statement that co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, 27, appears to have researched suicide methods and cockpit door security in the days prior to his flying the plane into the French Alps, killing 150 people.
“(He) concerned himself on one hand with medical treatment methods, on the other hand with types and ways of going about a suicide,” Herrenbrueck said. “In addition, on at least one day (Lubitz) concerned himself with search terms about cockpit doors and their security precautions.”
The impact of the March 24 crash shattered the plane and all those inside, ripped a black box from its orange protective casing, and left shreds of metal and cloth scattered across hundreds of meters (yards).
Lt. Col. Jean-Marc Menichini, who has been involved in the operation focusing on recovering victims’ remains, said Wednesday “there are no longer any visible remains” at the crash site.
A special unit of mountain troops, with help from German investigators, is now clearing the crash site of everything else that is there — including debris and personal effects.
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr and Germanwings Chief Executive Thomas Winkelmann visited a memorial near the site of the crash.
“It was very important for us to come here today to mourn the victims, to experience the deep sorrow here at this monument,” Spohr said. “Nothing is the same any more.”
Spohr pledged his support for making the location into a place of mourning and to “restore this beautiful countryside as much as we can when the investigation is finished.”
Lubitz, 27, is suspected of deliberately flying the plane into a mountain. It was revealed on Monday that Lubitz received treatment for suicidal tendencies before receiving his license to fly.
